Poop

So baby hasn’t pooped in three days 😳 she had her two months check up yesterday and I mentioned it to the PA but she said as long as she doesn’t seem in pain it should be ok. Is there a way to help her go? Honestly I’m afraid of her having a massive blowout and it causing her a lot of pain.

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My baby girl is 1 minth old and going on 3 days without pooping too. She’s had a big decline in her poop. She was pooping 3-5 times a day to 0-1. I have mentioned it to several doctors, nurses, nutritionists and they say it’s normal. They say babies can go up to a week without pooping. She is super gassy right now and her last poop (which was a blowout after a day and a half without pooping) was Tuesday.

I give her belly rubs, have her do bicycle kids and even tried rectal stimulation by placing a q-tip with a little KY in her rectum. I was afraid to do it, and didn’t put it in deep at all, so I may have not done it correctly. But it has done anything. She’s also going through a formula change, so who know.

My baby girl is 1 minth old and going on 3 days without pooping too. She’s ...

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10/12/2018

My baby girl is 1 minth old and going on 3 days without pooping too. She’s had a big decline in her poop. She was pooping 3-5 times a day to 0-1. I have mentioned it to several doctors, nurses, nutritionists and they say it’s normal. They say babies can go up to a week without pooping. She is super gassy right now and her last poop (which was a blowout after a day and a half without pooping) was Tuesday.

I give her belly rubs, have her do bicycle kids and even tried rectal stimulation by placing a q-tip with a little KY in her rectum. I was afraid to do it, and didn’t put it in deep at all, so I may have not done it correctly. But it has done anything. She’s also going through a formula change, so who know.

I’ve done the bicycle kicks and belly rubs. I haven’t done the q tip though. I had to do that once with my oldest and it scarred me for life lol. I’m afraid of a massive blowout one day like while we’re out in town or something. I’m sure she’ll be fine but still.

Are you Breast feeding? Our milk is specifically designed for our babies and sometimes BF (breastfeed, or boyfriend) babies absorb all the nutrients and don’t have anything left to expel. Also, DO NOT give your baby water. This can be very dangerous as their kidneys aren’t mature enough and causes them to release too much sodium. It can also interfere with the body’s ability to absorb the nutrients in breast milk. Seriously NO WATER!

Are you Breast feeding? Our milk is specifically designed for our babies and ...

Posted
10/12/2018

Are you Breast feeding? Our milk is specifically designed for our babies and sometimes BF babies absorb all the nutrients and don’t have anything left to expel. Also, DO NOT give your baby water. This can be very dangerous as their kidneys aren’t mature enough and causes them to release too much sodium. It can also interfere with the body’s ability to absorb the nutrients in breast milk. Seriously NO WATER!

I’m giving her expressed milk and supplementing a little formula here and there. When she was solely on breastmilk she didn’t have an issue pooping. Her doctor said it could definitely be because of the formula and had no problem with supplementing.

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